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OFF TOPIC - Court: No warrant needed to search cell phone

Original Article Using their own analogy, now, if they pull you over for speeding or anything else, since your car is part of your person/property, they can search it without a warrant? Or maybe your house next? 01/04/2011 By Bob Sullivan The next time you're in California, you might not want to bring your cell phone with you. The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that police can search the cell phone of a person who's been arrested -- including text messages -- without obtaining a warrant, and use that data as evidence. The ruling opens up disturbing possibilities, such as broad, warrantless searches of e-mails, documents and contacts on smart phones, tablet computers, and perhaps even laptop computers, according to legal expert Mark Rasch...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on January 05, 2011 (boomark / email).